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Succession law said sultani mwago vs selemani sultani mwago 2011 tzhc 2175 12 december 2011

said sultani mwago vs selemani sultani mwago 2011 tzhc 2175 12 december 2011

The High Court held that the deceased wife was entitled to one-eighth of the estate under Islamic succession rules and ordered the executor to value and pay that share.

  • Distribution of estate
  • Executor's duties
  • Testamentary disposition
  • Islamic inheritance rights
  • Probate
  • Succession-law
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Succession law 20061116 TZCA Dar es Salaam

20061116 TZCA Dar es Salaam

The Court of Appeal of Tanzania held that an Islamic will could not dispose of more than one-third of the estate and dismissed the appeal.

  • Testamentary disposition
  • Legitimacy of children
  • Inheritance under islamic law
  • Administration of estates
  • Succession-law
  • Islamic-law
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Succession 20061030 TZCA Dar es Salaam

20061030 TZCA Dar es Salaam

Under Islamic law, testamentary disposition is restricted to one third of the estate; appellant, born out of wedlock without a lawful union between parents, is not entitled to inherit the whole estate, and the will cannot override this limitation.

  • Inheritance
  • Testamentary disposition
  • Legitimacy of children
  • Administrator appointment
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Succession law 19770727 TZHC Mwanza

19770727 TZHC Mwanza

The High Court dismissed an appeal challenging a will, holding that dissatisfaction with the share received is not a ground to invalidate it.

  • Will validity
  • Testamentary disposition
  • Disinheritance
  • Succession-law
  • Will-validity
  • Testamentary-disposition
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